The Pentagon and Deficit Reduction: FY-2012 Budget Retains Exceptional Level of Defense Spending

PDA Briefing Memo #47, 01 March 2011.   ➪ read or print PDF version   ➪ read HTML version
Reviews US military spending plans for 2012-2016 in the context of deficit-reduction efforts and the past 12 years of defense budget growth. The base defense budget is set to grow faster than inflation and will claim a greater proportion of discretionary spending. With 10 tables and charts.